IJN · DD
Sazanami
Photos and infoFubuki-class destroyer. The name is the ripples. She spent the war in Destroyer Division 7 with Ushio and Akebono. On the first morning of the war she shelled Midway with Ushio. On 3 March 1942 she was with Ushio when Perch could not dive. Ushio fired, the crew scuttled, and the loss is not hers. At Coral Sea she was the destroyer with Shoho, and the one sent back for the men in the water. Off Horaniu she flew Ijuin's flag beside Shigure and was not hit. On 14 January 1944 Albacore broke her up. Akebono took off the 89.
| Class | Fubuki class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Builder | Maizuru |
| Launched | 1931-06-06 |
| Commissioned | 1932-05-19 |
| Fate | Sunk. Broken up by two torpedoes from the submarine Albacore on 14 January 1944, about 300 miles southeast of Yap. Gone in under three minutes. 153 men died, including her captain, Suga. Akebono took off the other 89. |
| Armament (class) | Special Type. Three twin 5-inch mounts, two funnels, and three banks of tubes. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Presumed official US Navy photographer. NH 111746 SAZANAMI.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Bombardment of Midway
1941-12-07 · fired 193 rounds, then went home
Battle of the Java Sea
1942-02-27 · Destroyer Division 7. Put with the heavy cruisers in one account and with Jintsu in another. Not sunk
The loss of Perch
1942-03-03 · with Ushio when Perch could not dive; the loss is not hers
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · with Shoho; sent back for the men in the water; not hit
Aleutian Islands
1942-06-03 · with Kakuta's carriers at Dutch Harbor; not in the carrier fight
Battle off Horaniu
1943-08-18 · Ijuin's flagship; not hit
Loss of Sazanami
1944-01-14 · broken up; 153 killed
